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Woolco

Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time. At its peak, Woolco had hundreds of stores in the US, as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Founded
1962; 64 years ago (1962) (Columbus, Ohio, United States)
Industry
Discount department store
Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Defunct
1983 (1983) (United States) 1986 (1986) (United Kingdom) 1994 (1994) (Canada)
Fate
United States Liquidation United Kingdom Sold to Gateway Canada Most stores sold to Walmart Canada
Parent
F. W. Woolworth Company

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Woolco

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples81
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Woolco

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related to Canada · 25
Woolco → CAD, Café Rouge, Canada, Canadian, Competitors Woodward's, Days, During, Eaton's, In, Leon Dubinsky, Max MacDonald, Moisson, Monday, Most, Or, Quebec, Red Grille, Strawberry Fair Cafeteria, There, These
related to Closure · 22
Woolco → Asda, Big, British Woolworths, By January, Canadian, Charles Plaza, Gateway, However, In, Kingfisher, Louisiana, Luling, On September, September, St, Tesco, The, UK, United States, Woolco's
related to Creation · 18
Woolco → By, Canada, Columbus, Iowa, June, North America, Ohio, Plans, Some, The, This, United States, West Burlington, Westland Mall, Woolco's, Woolworth, Woolworth's, Worth Mart
related to Demise · 7
Woolco → Brannam, During, Many, Starting, The, Woolworth, Woolworth-owned
Defunct · 1
Woolco → 1983 (1983) (United States) 1986 (1986) (United Kingdom) 1994 (1994) (Canada)
Fate · 1
Woolco → United States Liquidation United Kingdom Sold to Gateway Canada Most stores sold to Walmart Canada
Founded · 1
Woolco → 1962; 64 years ago (1962) (Columbus, Ohio, United States)
Headquarters · 1
Woolco → Columbus, Ohio, United States
Industry · 1
Woolco → Discount department store
Parent · 1
Woolco → F. W. Woolworth Company

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stores woolworth canada store sold chain discount company walmart united gateway asda department canadian opened locations well uk woolworths expansion

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WoolcoDefunct1983 (1983) (United States) 1986 (1986) (United Kingdom) 1994 (1994) (Canada)1.00infobox
WoolcoFateUnited States Liquidation United Kingdom Sold to Gateway Canada Most stores sold to Walmart Canada1.00infobox
WoolcoFounded1962; 64 years ago (1962) (Columbus, Ohio, United States)1.00infobox
WoolcoHeadquartersColumbus, Ohio, United States1.00infobox
WoolcoIndustryDiscount department store1.00infobox
WoolcoParentF. W. Woolworth Company1.00infobox
WoolcoProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, toys, housewares1.00infobox
WoolcoSuccessorWoolworth/Asda (UK only) Walmart Canada (Canada only)1.00infobox
WoolcoTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Woolcorelated to CanadaIn0.60section
Woolcorelated to CanadaCanada0.60section
Woolcorelated to CanadaUS0.60section

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